Be Still And Know

John 12:3 'Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.' The anointing of Jesus by Mary was a beautiful act of devotion, but it is hard not to have at least some sympathy for Judas, who pointed out that the precious perfume would have cost the equivalent of one year’s wages. That’s a great deal of money. We know that Judas was a thief and that his motives were entirely bad, but anyone might question the wisdom of spending such a huge amount of money in that way. However, incredible generosity is the natural language of love. She was devoted to Jesus and I am sure that, so far as she was concerned, no gift could have been too lavish or generous for her Lord. I love the fact that the fragrance of the perfume filled the house. I’m sure it did, and probably for many days afterwards. And 2,000 years later her lavish generosity still gives us a beautiful insight into the